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What is Perioperative Advance Care Planning?

By Dr. Jonathan Ramachenderan @thehealthyGP on October 17, 2017

I am privileged to write and contribute to Palliverse with this piece about operative decision making and providing compassionate and caring end of life care. As our population ages and we are called to be decision makers for our loved elders, let their end of life wishes guide us. Palliverse is lucky to have a

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How do we live fully?

By Dr. Jonathan Ramachenderan @thehealthyGP on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

“How do we live fully so we are fully ready to die?” Ann Voskamp — One Thousand Gifts pg 29 This one sentence has echoed through my mind since I read it a few months ago. It is utterly amazing in the way revelation hits you at the right moment and this one thought has had a profound effect

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Saying goodbye to my patients — The power of relationships

By Dr. Jonathan Ramachenderan @thehealthyGP on July 28, 2017July 28, 2017

Photo by Jake Thacker on Unsplash “Anne, I think the reason that you’ve been more forgetful lately is because you have early dementia….” my voice cracked with emotion as I delivered the bad news. I’d never cried infront of a patient before but sheer will couldn’t contain the salty tears that flowed down my cheeks. Anne’s

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How to be a standout health professional in the current aged care landscape

By Dr. Jonathan Ramachenderan @thehealthyGP on June 15, 2016June 15, 2016

“Jonathan, there is a phone call for you” my wife called out from the kitchen. It was 9pm and Jenny, one of senior registrered nurses from the nursing home was on the line. “I think Howard’s declining quickly Jonathan, the carers have just taken him back to bed and they’ve said that he’s had trouble

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An unexpected journey into aged & palliative care

By Dr. Jonathan Ramachenderan @thehealthyGP on June 1, 2016June 1, 2016

Albany wind farm This post is a year overdue. If I were to have written this in April 2015, the title would have been “The tale of two deaths” where I would have reflected upon the peaceful, managed and expected passing of a 93-year-old aged care patient contrasted with the tragic accidental death of a…